Maya 2009 + SpaceNavigator

[skabear]

Anyone got the SN working in maya 2009? Just curious, everything installs ok with me, and i get no error messages, but it doesnt work.

[ngomes]

Hi skabear,

Anyone got the SN working in maya 2009?

Please refer to this topic. Support for Maya 2009 is not yet available.

[panatpong]

Today, I have just purchased my first SN PE. It works incredibly well with Google Earth. However, it seems that Maya 2009 doesn't recognize my 3D mouse, although I have installed 3DxMacWare (PE) v.1.5.6. Do I have to set anything in Maya up before I can use it?

[rstadie]

Hi,
What happens if you type "MagellanStartup;" on the MEL prompt?
Do you see errors in the console after starting Maya?

[Oliverj777]

My SpaceNavigator does not seem to work with Maya either. Does anyone know anything that might be able to help me?

Thanks

[rstadie]

Hi,

Please try the following:
A) Open the 3DConnexion Control Panel
B) Select "Configure -> Install Plug-Ins..."

Does it work then?

[giosuebox]

Hi to all you guys, so i managed to install the SN for notebook driver into my MBP ... but when Maya is launched happens something strange.

The scene camera begins to zoom out by itself, so i can' get in control of the scene and the object gets far away atuomatically.

So please tell me if i've done something wrong during the installation.

Greetings

[rstadie]

It seems you must "calibrate" the device - please push the "Calibrate" button (Preferences -> Other -> 3Dconnexion) with nothing touching the device cap. Does it work then?

[giosuebox]

Uhm, actually i don't see the voice "OVER" under preferences menu. My Maya version is the 2009 Unlimited.

So please tell me where i can found the panel for the callibration.

Greetings

[rstadie]

This article shows how to find the System Preferences (sorry for not making this clear). There will be a section named "Other" - there you will find the 3Dconnexion Preference Panel.

[ayt.frd]

SpaceNavigator works perfectly in Rhino. I love it! But why is it so difficult to make it work the same in Maya? It seems that in Rhino it functions somewhere between "focal point" and "scence/object" but it Maya the controls are pretty much useless. I'm using Maya 2009 x64 complete.

[yellowhey]

I'm also having the same problem in maya 2009.

On starting maya I get this printed out in the Script Editor

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// Warning: Move Scene // 
// Warning: Rotate around center of Camera! // 
// Warning: Fly mode on! // 
// Warning: Rotation Scale 1 // 
// Warning: Translation Scale 1 // 
// Error: Plug-in, "3DxMaya" was compiled against too old a version of the Maya API and is thus incompatible with the current Maya version. (3DxMaya) // 
// Warning: No Magellan device found. Start 3DxWare and then restart Maya
 // 
file -f -new;
// untitled // 

also tried
MagellanStartup;

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// Error: Plug-in, "3DxMaya.bundle", was not found on MAYA_PLUG_IN_PATH. // 

The prefs about says it has found 1 device and the driver version number is 1.5.6, firmware 4.04

I found "3DxMaya.bundle" in /Users/Shared/Autodesk/maya
Tried to manually load this plugin but maya the same error again...

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// Error: Plug-in, "3DxMaya" was compiled against too old a version of the Maya API and is thus incompatible with the current Maya version. (3DxMaya) // 

Hope its a quick fix

Cheers

Richard

[flomotan]

Hi Yellowhey,

It appears some 3Dconnexion Maya files were not placed in their correct location. 3DxMaya.bundle should reside in /Users/Shared/Autodesk/maya/2009/plug-ins.

Please check to see if a 3DxMaya.bundle exists in that directory. If there is one, backup then delete the 3DxMaya.bundle file in /Users/Shared/Autodesk/maya

I'll email you the bundle file in case you don't have it